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Landing ships putting cargo ashore on Omaha Beach, at low tide during the first days of the operation, mid-June, 1944. Among identifiable ships present are LST-532 (in the centre of the view); USS LST-262 (3rd LST from right); USS LST-310 (2nd LST from right); USS LST-533 (partially visible at far right); and USS LST-524. Note barrage balloons overhead and Army " half-track" convoy forming up on the beach. The LST-262 was one of 10 Coast Guard-manned LSTs that participated in the invasion of Normandy, France.
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June, 1944. Uploaded 2007-04-16 (original upload date) |
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Original uploader was MIckStephenson at en.wikipedia |
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- 2007-04-16 13:18 MIckStephenson 2804×2150×8 (4139434 bytes) Landing ships putting [[cargo]] ashore on one of the invasion beaches, at low tide during the first days of the operation, [[June]], [[1944]]. Among identifiable ships present are [[Tank landing ship|LST]]-532 (in the centre of the view); USS LST-262 (3rd
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| current | 07:14, 19 June 2007 |  |
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| Orientation | Normal |
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| Horizontal resolution | 72 dpi |
| Vertical resolution | 72 dpi |
| Software used | Adobe Photoshop CS Macintosh |
| File change date and time | 12:11, 16 April 2007 |
| Colour space | 65535 |
